Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread

Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 01:27:05 AM

Out of the total of 104 matches, as per my understanding a total of 80 will be hosted by the United States. I guess Mexico and Canada will be hosting 12 matches each. Not the ideal situation where each of the co-hosts getting an equal share of matches. Then numbers indicate that the United States are the real hosts, and Canada and Mexico are there just to make up the numbers. And it is not surprising at all. Both these nations don't have the necessary infrastructure to host such a large number of matches. They got the automatic qualification as a result of being the co-hosts and they should be happy about it.

The US has more sporting facilities than the other and the country have already proposed eleven venues across the country. I was thinking that based on the landmass of Canada they would have more venues than Mexico but I was wrong because Mexico has proposed three venues and Canada is projecting two stadiums.

Quote from: alegotardo on Today at 01:32:26 AM

I think this division is fair and I'm sure Mexico and Canada are also happy with it. I believe that if it weren't for the United States, the championship would hardly have been played in North America.

There is still no official calendar of games or which teams will play in each country, but I am sure that even hosting few games, Mexico and Canada will benefit a lot economically from this event.
I would love to be able to watch a game in person, but I will wait for the next event to be hosted again in Latin America.

For the time being, I'm already saving the necessary money to attend the under-20 cup to be held in Argentina.

I also think that the financial strength of the United States contributed to this arrangement. Mexico and Canada might not be willing to invest more money in the world cup like the US. No doubt the world cup will attract fans from all around the world to these host nations and it might have some economic benefits to these nations. The tourism and hospitality sector will enjoy global patronage.